| Consonant gradation | ||||||
| Strong grade | Weak grade | |||||
| KK/PP/TT | K/P/T | |||||
| kukka | kukan | flower | of the flower | |||
| pappi | papin | pastor | of the pastor | |||
| matto | maton | carpet | of the carpet | |||
| K/P/T | -(V)/V/D | |||||
| käki | käen | cuckoo | of the cuckoo | |||
| kyky | kyvyn | ability | of the ability | |||
| käpy | kävyn | cone | of the cone | |||
| koti | kodin | home | of the home | |||
| LK/LP/LT | L(J)/LV/LL | |||||
| jalka | jalan | foot | of the foot | |||
| jälki | jäljen | track | of the track | |||
| halpa | halvan | cheap | of the cheap (thing) | |||
| silta | sillan | bridge | of the brigde | |||
| RK/RP/RT | R(J)/RV/RR | |||||
| märkä | märän | wet | of the wet (thing) | |||
| kurki | kurjen | crane | of the crane | |||
| arpa | arvan | lot | of the lot | |||
| kerta | kerran | time | of the time | |||
| NK/MP/NT | NG/MM/NN | |||||
| kenkä | kengän | shoe | of the shoe | |||
| kampa | kamman | comb | of the comb | |||
| ranta | rannan | shore | of the shore | |||
| HK/(HP)/HT | H/-/HD | |||||
| vihko | vihon | notebook | of the notebook | |||
| lahti | lahden | bay | of the bay | |||
| GG/BB/(DD) | G/B/- | |||||
| diggaan | digata | I like | to like | |||
| dubbaan | dubata | I dub | to dub | |||
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